On the Road Again

by Willie nelson · posted by headknightofni

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

3   3   5    5  5
On the road again.
4   5   5     -5  5   -4  4  4    5   5 5
I just can't wait to get on the road again.
4    5   5  -5   5 -4  4  5 -4   -4  3    -4 
The life I love is makin' music with my friends,
4   -5  -5  -5    6  5  -4 -4   4     4
and I can't wait to get on the road again.

3   3   5    5 5
On the road again.
5 5   -5 5   -4   4    5 5   5
Goin places that I've never been.
5  5    -5     5  -4  4   5 -4  -4  3 -4   -4
Seeing things that I may never see again, and
-5 -5    -5  6   5  -4  -4  4      4
I can't wait to get on the road again.

4   4   -6  -6 -6
On the road again,
7    7  -7  -6  -6  6  6   6  5    5   5   5
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway.
  4    4   -6  -6   -6      7  7  7   -7   -7
We're the best of friends, insisting that the 
-7    -6  -6  6  6   5   5   -5   5  -4  3  3
world be turnin our way, and our way is on the 
 5    5  5   5     5    -5  5  -4   4  5   5
road again, just can't wait to get on the road
5  5
again.
4    5   5  -5   5 -4  4  5 -4   -4  3    -4 
The life I love is makin' music with my friends,
-4  5  -5    -5  -5  6   5 -4  -4   4  4
and I can't wait to get on the road again.

4   4   -6  -6 -6
On the road again,
7    7  -7  -6  -6  6  6   6  5    5   5   5
Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway.
  4    4   -6  -6   -6      7  7  7   -7   -7
We're the best of friends, insisting that the 
-7    -6  -6  6  6   5   5   -5   5  -4  3  3
world be turnin our way, and our way is on the 
 5    5  5   5     5    -5  5  -4   4  5   5
road again, just can't wait to get on the road
5  5
again.
4    5   5  -5   5 -4  4  5 -4   -4  3    -4 
The life I love is makin' music with my friends,
-4  5  -5    -5  -5  6   5 -4  -4   4  4
and I can't wait to get on the road again.
-4  5  -5    -5  -5  6   5 -4  -4   4  4
And I can't wait to get on the road again.

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